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Porto

Porto with Travel Department

Thursday, 26 May 2022 by Hilda
Porto is the perfect city for a short break. We travelled with Travel Department in mid-May and it proved to be the perfect time to visit. I was delighted to accept Travel Department’s offer of a press trip. And, of course, GG (Gorgeous Graham) had to come too. Travel Department Regular readers know that I
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Travel
Tagged under: city break, guided travel, Travel Department, Visiting Porto, Weekend in Porto
Beauty Spotlight Team

 Joining The Beauty Spotlight Team

Saturday, 21 May 2022 by Hilda
When ‘The Beauty Spotlight Team’ asked me to join them in contributing to their weekly group posts, I initially declined. But then I read some of their posts and was impressed. We are so far behind the U.S.A. in both beauty and aesthetics. It would be lovely to learn about products and treatments before they
  • Published in Beauty Treatments and Products, Friends and Family, Health & Wellbeing, Home, News
Tagged under: Angie at Your True Self Blog, Barbie's Beauty Bits, Beauty post, Beauty Spotlight Team, Lola's Secret Beauty Blog, Never Say Die Beauty
Rain coat

This Old Thing and ‘Style Not Age’

Sunday, 24 April 2022 by Hilda
‘What, this old thing? Oh, I have that for years’. I know that I, for one, have used that phrase on many an occasion. Sometimes it is used to hide a new purchase. Other times it just rolls off my tongue if I receive a compliment. Gail chose this month’s ‘Style Not Age’ theme and
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: annasislandstyle, fashion, isthismutton, mummabstylish, style not age, stylesplash, This Old Thing
The Taj Mahal

A New Grandchild and Planning Holidays Make Me Happy

Sunday, 17 April 2022 by Hilda
Hello, my friends. I am feeling positive as we enjoy the holiday weekend. And I hope you are too. I have lots of happy news to share with you. We need to celebrate when we can, don’t we? And count our blessings. GRANDDAUGHTER As many of you know, we have three wonderful grandsons – Logan
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Travel
Tagged under: granddaughter, group travel, holidays, TDactive Holidays, Travel Department

‘Style Not Age’ takes Inspiration from Centenarian Iris Apfel

Monday, 28 March 2022 by Hilda
The colourful Iris Apfel, who reached a milestone 100 years last August, is our inspiration for this month’s ‘Style Not Age’. It was my turn to choose and her collaboration with H&M launches today. So I thought it would be fun to take our inspiration from this style icon. WHO IS IRIS APFEL? Even if
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Fahion post, Iris Apfel, style not age
Scarlet Skin Tightening treatment

The Skin Nurse Clinic and My Scarlet RF Treatment

Wednesday, 16 March 2022 by Hilda
I recently visited Nicola O’Byrne at The Skin Nurse Clinic for a Scarlet RF Treatment. Nicola is passionate about the work she does and has worked within Dermatology medical clinics since 2001, latterly at The Beacon. A founding member and former chairperson of DANAI ​ (Dermatology Aesthetics Nurses Association Ireland – www.danai.ie ) she acts as
  • Published in Beauty Treatments and Products, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Nicola O Byrne, Non -surgical aesthetic treatment, Scarlet RF Treatment, The Skin Nurse Clinic
PhiBrows

New PhiBrows at The Dublin Make-Up Academy

Sunday, 06 March 2022 by Hilda
The Brows are back in town.  Got my new PhiBrows at The Dublin Makeup Academy. And I am HAPPY OUT. My eyebrows were (until I had my Phibrows done) a total disaster. Years of overplucking (why, oh why, did I do it?), menopause, ageing, stress, you name it all played havoc with my brows. I
  • Published in Beauty Treatments and Products, Home, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Kim O Sullivan, microblading, phibrows, The Dublin Make up Academy
Peelo Handbag

If I was a Handbag is February’s ‘Style Not Age’

Monday, 28 February 2022 by Hilda
Choosing your favourite handbag is like saying you have a favourite child. So, there will be no ‘handbags at dawn’ here! I love them all! I love a crossbody if I am shopping. I like a clutch for a dressier event, though I do have a clutch with a strap which I also use for
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: designer handbag, fashion post, PEELO, Peelo handbags, Style Not Age February
The Hardiman

The Hardiman Hotel 4-Star Luxury in the Heart of Galway

Sunday, 13 February 2022 by Hilda
The Hardiman Hotel is the perfect place to stay if you are visiting Galway. LOCATION Dominating the southern end of the city’s Eyre Square, The Hardiman Hotel is right beside the train station and bus depot. We travelled down by train and had a most pleasant journey. How trains have changed in recent years.  There
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Tagged under: Best Galway Hotels, Best Irish Hotels, Galway hotels, The Hardiman, The Hardiman Galway

3 Must Visit Attractions in Seville Spain

Tuesday, 08 February 2022 by Hilda
Visiting Seville, while we were staying in The Algarve in Portugal, was surprisingly easy…just a two and a half hour drive from Faro and we didn’t even use the motorway. We arrived in time to check into our hotel and grab a quick lunch before we met our guide for the afternoon. As you can
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Travel
Tagged under: Hotel Palace Sevilla, Metropol Parasol, Royal Alcazar Palace, Seville, Spain, The Cathedral Seville, travel post Seville, Visiting Seville, What to do in Seville
Tiger print bag Marc Cain

‘Style Not Age’ Celebrate the Chinese New Year with Tiger Print

Monday, 31 January 2022 by Hilda
Tomorrow, the 1st of February 2022, is the beginning of the Chinese New Year and will usher in the Year of the Tiger. So, Emma chose ‘The Eye of the Tiger’ as her theme for our ‘Style Not Age’ group. THE YEAR OF THE TIGER The Year of the Tiger is the third of 12
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: bag, Eye of the Tiger, fashion post, January Style Not Age, Marc Cain, style not age challenge, Tiger Print
Sea walk

Most Read Post of 2021 was Transient Global Amnesia

Thursday, 13 January 2022 by Hilda
Happy New Year. I have been so lacking in energy, mojo, initiative (call it what you like..) to actually get up off my butt and write a post. Well, I suppose I would have to sit down to write it. But you know what I mean. Anyway, I think I have got my act together.
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: BEST OF 2021 POSTS, HEALTH POSTS, high CHOLESTEROL, style not age, TGA, Transient Global Amnesia

The Perfect LBD for NYE with ‘Style Not Age’

Monday, 27 December 2021 by Hilda
What will you be wearing on New Year’s Eve? Well my ‘Style Not Age’ friends are here to help. The theme set by Jacqui this month is the perfect LBD.  Will you be partying the night away or having a quiet dinner with friends? In the current climate, it is more likely that you will
  • Published in Lifestyle & Leisure
Tagged under: annasislandstyle, December Style Not Age, fashion over 50, fashion post, isthismutton, LBD, mummabstylish, NYE, style not age, stylesplash, thestylesplash
skinician

Skincare and Beauty Products and Experiences in 2021

Sunday, 19 December 2021 by Hilda
Skincare is personal…yes, but I want to share with you some of my favourites over the past few years. FACIALS BESPOKE BEAUTY, DONNYBROOK When I can, I love having an in-salon facial or treatment.  For those of you in Dublin, I can highly recommend Elaine Butler Doolin of Bespoke Beauty in Donnybrook. I have regular
  • Published in Lifestyle & Leisure
Tagged under: Bespoke Beauty, christmas gifts, Ella and Jo, Irish skincare, Jean Kelly, Kiehls, Lancome, SKIN CARE 2021, skinician
Green velvet jacket

‘Style Not Age’ Showcases Festive Finery

Monday, 29 November 2021 by Hilda
Normally at this stage of the year I would have had plenty of opportunities to wear my festive finery. Christmas season would be in full swing. But unfortunately, with Covid numbers being so high in Ireland, all of my Christmas lunches, dinners and afternoon teas have been cancelled. And that was before the latest variant
  • Published in Lifestyle & Leisure
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, annasislandstyle, fashion, fashion post, Festive finery, isthismutton, mummabstylish, style not age, stylish sisters, The Grand Hotel, thestylesplash
Portugal sunset

Quinta Do Lago in November is Wonderful

Saturday, 27 November 2021 by Hilda
A few weeks ago, at the beginning of November, we spent a lovely week with friends in Quinta Do Lago in the Portuguese Algarve.  Lisbon is the only other part of Portugal that we have visited and we absolutely loved the city. This time we were staying in the Fairways Four Seasons Resort just twenty
  • Published in Lifestyle & Leisure
Tagged under: Fairways Four Seasons Resort, friendship, holidays, Holidays in Portugal, Portugal, Quinta Do Lago, The Algarve
World Osteoporosis Day

Looking After Bone Health is Important at Every Age

Sunday, 14 November 2021 by Hilda
Bone Health has been in the news recently because of World Osteoporosis Day. I am aware of it for many reasons: 1 Following a diagnosis of osteopenia in 2016, I decided to do some research and educate myself. 2 I followed that up by writing a blog post about how to look after our bone
  • Published in Lifestyle & Leisure
Tagged under: Bone health, health post, osteopenia, osteoporosis, World Osteoporosis Day
Spain boats

Skin Cancer, Spain and Fake Tan

Sunday, 31 October 2021 by Hilda
Skin Cancer, Spain and Fake Tan sound like odd bedfellows. Well, you are right. I just threw them together in a post. But there is a tenuous connection. Because I was going to Spain, I tried yet another false tan. And a few days after I returned, I was having my cancerous lesion removed. SPAIN
  • Published in Lifestyle & Leisure
Tagged under: AIRPORTS, He Shi tan, Malaga Airport, Mr Hanson, skin cancer, Spain, Sports Surgery Clinic, SUN SAFETY, The Skin Doctor
Cosy Coats overthehilda

Cosy Coats with ‘Style Not Age’

Monday, 25 October 2021 by Hilda
Well, the days are darker and temperatures have fallen, so it is time to get our cosy coats out. When socialising changed with the start of Covid, my friends and I met for coffee outside. We have continued to do that, so a warm puffa/padded coat is a necessity. Coats are my one weakness! Do
  • Published in Friends and Family, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, fashion over 50, fashion post, is this mutton, mummabstylish, style challenge, style not age, TKMaxx
Songbirds

Books Can Take You To Other Worlds

Tuesday, 12 October 2021 by Hilda
‘BOOKS GIVE A SOUL TO THE UNIVERSE, WINGS TO THE MIND, FLIGHT TO THE IMAGINATION AND LIFE TO EVERYTHING’ – PLATO Books have the power to take you to other worlds, other times.  Recently, I have been to the court of King Henry VIII, to Poland during World War 2 and to The Russian Court
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News
Tagged under: Bear Town, Books take you to other worlds, Bring Up The Bodies, Songbirds, The Holiday, The Maidens, The Mirror and the Light, The Tsarina's Daughter, The Yellow Bird Sings, Wolf Hall
Over The Hilda

Pretty In Pink with ‘Style Not Age’

Monday, 27 September 2021 by Hilda
Anna chose ‘Pretty in Pink’ as our Style Not Age theme this month and I struggled a little as I have very little pink in my wardrobe. I do love this pink coat that I have had for years. Is it powder pink or blush pink, or insipid pink? The label is Bastyan and I
  • Published in Home, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, annasislandstyle, fashion, fashion post, is this mutton, mummabstylish, style challenge, style not age, stylesplash, stylish sisters, thestylesplash
Center Parcs

All Kinds Of Everything

Thursday, 23 September 2021 by Hilda
I decided to do a more general chat this week, an ‘All Kinds of Everything’ kind of post. I tend to post on the blog once a week, but am more active on Instagram stories. So, I want to fill in my readers who are not on social media. Well, what have I been up
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING, Autumn Fashion, Center Parcs, Future Beauty Show, Malahide, menopause summit 2021, September 2021
Helen McAlinden and Hilda Smith

Helen McAlinden Autumn/Winter 2021 Fashion Show

Wednesday, 15 September 2021 by Hilda
Some feeling of normality returned last week when I attended my first fashion show in nearly two years. Helen McAlinden’s collection was showcased beautifully in Harvey’s the restaurant in Harvey Nichols in Dundrum Town Centre. I had some photos on my Instagram stories last week. But one of my followers (whom I bumped into recently
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Dundrum Town Centre, fashion post, Fashion Show, Harvey Nichols, Helen McAlinden

Holistic Treatments in Baltinglass County Wicklow with Jean Kelly

Monday, 06 September 2021 by Hilda
Graham and I had a very pleasant visit to Baltinglass last month. Why go to Baltinglass you may well ask? What has Baltinglass to offer? Well, Jean Kelly Massage and Holistic Therapist offered Graham and me some complimentary treatments. Jean has joined other members of her family in offering holistic treatments. Her father and her
  • Published in Beauty Treatments and Products, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News
Tagged under: Baltinglass, Baltinglass County Wicklow, Baltinglass spinologists, beauty treatment, ear candling, Holistic Treatments in Baltinglass, Jean Kelly, reflexology, Spinologists in Baltinglass
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January Blues with my gang from 'Style Not Age'. January Blues with my gang from 'Style Not Age'.

So glad we are nearly finished with the month and can look forward to Spring and brighter days. 
Dress @lkbennettlondon @kildarevillage
Shopped my wardrobe for the rest.

Check out my post on the blog and see if my friends are as 'blue' as I am! 

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I know I have too many coats but I could not resis I know I have too many coats but I could not resist this gem bought @primark a few weeks before Xmas. I have no will power🙈!
 But it has been worn constantly during the cold spell. So cost per wear pretty good. Shopped my wardrobe for the rest. Boots @marksandspencerireland
and hat @mango. At least we have said goodbye to the rain for the moment!

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Sparkle and shine with 'Style Not Age'! I borrowed Sparkle and shine with 'Style Not Age'! I borrowed my jacket and shirt from my very sparkly sister @gannonrosie. There is a dearth of glitter in my closet😪 You can see more pics on stories and a close-up of my sparkly bag @shopfolkster. Check out my blog and see my glittering friends @annasislandstyle
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I hope you are all enjoying the festive season.....chat soon.

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New post up on the blog with my friends from 'Styl New post up on the blog with my friends from 'Style Not Age'! And this month we are mixing stripes and spots. I went for a casual, cosy outfit. Shopped my wardrobe for most of it.

Trousers an hat are  new @primark.
Jumper @thisiswhistles 
Boots @marksandspencer 
Bag @lula_belle_malahide_ 
Scarf present from @nelly_approved 

Check out my friends' outfits
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Glowing skin just after my final @ultraceuticals_i Glowing skin just after my final @ultraceuticals_ire treatment. You can read all about my 90 day journey using at home potent products and in-salon treatments over on the blog. Particularly happy with my skin tone which is brighter and less blotchy. And the lines and wrinkles are less obvious too...plus the jaw area seems tighter. 

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Had a wonderful stay at The Killarney Royal Hotel Had a wonderful stay at The Killarney Royal Hotel and a trip on a jaunting car in Killarney National Park.  Lovely to visit when it is not high season. Killarney is charming and the people friendly. New blog post up with all the details. Highly recommend. More pics up on stories. 

Wearing my new cosy hat @peruzzi.official @choiceboutiques.Shopped my wardrobe for the rest. 

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'Orange you glad it's Halloween?' is our Style Not 'Orange you glad it's Halloween?' is our Style Not Age prompt this month. And  I am always happy to wear orange no matter what the season/occasion.
My coat is over 25 years old and I still love it. Have you heard of the label Oui? I never see it in the shops now. And I loved the brand. 

Boots @paulasmalahide 
Hat @anthonypetodublin
Bag @kildare_mk 

Check out my friends  @mummabstylish @annasislandstyle @thestylesplash 
@is_this_mutton_ 

Happy Halloween!

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Coat weather has arrived and this beauty is last y Coat weather has arrived and this beauty is last year's @selectedireland and they have some very like it this year too. Check stories. Love the fact that it is oversized so it is easy to layer up. 

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New post up on the blog featuring where we stopped New post up on the blog featuring where we stopped off on our Danube River Cruise. Love looking back on the photos which bring back great memories of our trip. We stopped off somewhere different every day. Our final stop was Budapest. We arrived during the day, but the trip up and down the river at night with the city lit up was magical. The Parliament Buildings were particularly spectacular.
*press trip

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